The partners of Carter-Ruck are delighted to welcome Tomas Vail as a Partner in the firm’s International team, further strengthening its capability in complex, high-stakes cross-border disputes.
Tomas is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist with more than 15 years’ experience representing investors, States, state-owned entities and commercial clients in high-value, complex and often politically sensitive disputes.
He has particular experience in matters involving Russia and the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa. His practice covers arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as related court proceedings.
Tomas has acted in disputes across the energy and natural-resources, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications, financial-services, commodities and joint-venture sectors. He has particular expertise in investment treaty arbitration and public international law, including disputes arising under bilateral investment treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty. He also advises on pre-dispute strategy, investment structuring and treaty protection.
Before joining Carter-Ruck, Tomas ran specialist arbitration practice Vail Dispute Resolution. He previously practised at Freshfields and White & Case in London.
Tomas is qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales and an attorney in New York. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and also sits as arbitrator. He is a native speaker of English and Russian and is fluent in French.
Carter-Ruck Senior Partner Adam Tudor said: “We are delighted to welcome Tomas to the firm. He brings with him formidable experience, sector-knowledge and client relationships. I have no doubt that his arrival will add considerably to the breadth and depth of our International practice and provide Tomas with an environment in which he will continue to go from strength to strength.”
Tomas Vail said: “I am delighted to join Carter-Ruck and to work with Cameron Doley (the Head of International Law), Tom Cameron and the wider team. I look forward to contributing to the continued development of the International practice and supporting clients on complex cross-border disputes.”
